The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She has spearheaded innovation in heart and stroke prevention with AHA active in more than 100 countries. Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate first-ever standards to govern disposal of coal ash and limit the wastewater discharge of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. AHA has invested more than $5.9

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them.

Health 97

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 97

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

She serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for strategy development and deployment and directly oversees the Foundation’s grant making, strategic initiatives portfolio, and research and education activities. from the University of New England. Katie Schultz, Ed.D Petersburg College.

Nonprofit Leadership 276

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 276

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 7, 2025

version of giving, there must be an increased focus on projects, efficiency, and partnering with strong brands, whether Ivy League universities or venerable humanitarian charities addressing basic needs such as education and health care. Gala dinners are often used to mobilize donations.

Philanthropy 110

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Foundations 110

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

By Elizabeth Ngonzi , Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs and Former CEO of Afrika Tikkun USA. Ngonzi on Twitter and LinkedIn and register for her upcoming on March 24, Digital Storytelling to Access, Attract and Activate U.S. government can access information at grants.gov. Please follow Ms.

Activism 106

Activism Foundations Technology Universities 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For example, the Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is the backbone network for the people, businesses, government agencies, and community organizations that make up Rhode Island’s food system. About 20 percent are seated within government. Know what to do to keep it food safe.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. nafda is an Arabic word referring to deep spring cleaning, typically including shaking things up vigorously.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. Although established in a more progressive era, when the public interest held more sway, microeconomic and market values have since come to dominate utility governance.

Energy 121

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 121

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

A recent report from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at the University of Indiana notes that the proportion of U.S. The stark reality is fewer and fewer Americans are giving. Lets start with the drop in rates of giving to nonprofits. Johnsons presidential administration, quipped more than 40 years ago.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 122

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Were in a period of polycrisis, yet the business world, government, and civil society persist in their siloed approaches to solving it. It also includes making the case to government and helping those in the public sector understand how social innovation can achieve their goals.

Governance 96

Governance Philanthropy Collaborations Finance 96

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Escher, Relativity Stairs Imagine a large - no, bigger, much bigger - nonprofit hospital, university, housing developer, or after school program. Right now, there are 13 universities in the U.S.A. with more than $10 billion endowments (one of which is a "public" university), with the largest topping $50 billion. There is one.

Nonprofit governance 87

Nonprofit governance Governance Civil Society Non-Profits 87

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

They heavily overrepresent cultural artifacts produced by the wealthy and people who had access early on to digital technologies and the bandwidth to digitize their activities online. If you were the president of the womens chess club at your university, that should count extra for you, right?

Nonprofit governance and management 99

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 99

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last year's 2022 fellows reported a 52% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program. This program is an opportunity to immerse myself in comprehensive board governance training, allowing me to be more impactful while doing so in a nonprofit board setting.”

Nonprofit governance and management 244

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Race and Ethnicity 244

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

However, state, county, and city governments are inconsistently skilled at developing local solutions. Among the more than 80 organizations in the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia we surveyed, working with local communities was one of the least endorsed activities.

Health 126

Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 126

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 6, 2024

Melissa Morin Director, University of South Florida Foundation Melissa Morin, director at the University of South Florida Foundation, is one of 23 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2024 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship.

Participation and motivation 264

Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 264

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 25, 2024

DPI rose to prominence globally during the COVID-19 pandemic enabling digital government-to-person payments through cash transfers. This was the start of the Aadhaar project, which offered a universally accessible ID, a foundational form of digital identification. By 2022, around 1.3

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

Doing so means transforming our governing institutions, laws, regulations, and customs in a more fundamental way than tinkering around the edges with policy and programs. When everyday people, institutions, and government act in service, out of love for the particular needs of particular people, the benefits flow outward.

Nonprofit governance and management 141

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 141

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. This [collective governance] framing inherently challenges the top-down board knows best assumption.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

14 However, human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, landfills, toxic agricultural practices, and transportation have increased the natural rate of these gases in the atmosphere. Educational institutions and industry leaders must actively work to dismantle systemic racism. degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36

Race and Ethnicity 111

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Image Credit: Jorm Sangsorn on istock.com Worldwide, civil society—from NGOs to grassroots activist groups to social movements to unions—is being undermined by global conflict, suppressive governments, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the spread of disinformation.

Civil Society 121

Civil Society Governance Taxation Law 121

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As NPQ reported in May 2023, “young people and environmental groups are increasingly turning to the courts as a means of indicting governments and corporations for their role in exacerbating the problem” of climate change. But youth have been leaders in environmental protection and climate activism for a long time.

Environmental 136

Environmental Governance Law Energy 136

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Book cover by Oxford University Press In his new book People, Power, Change, author-activist Marshall Ganz writes about the art and science of organizing and social change. Oxford University Press, 2024) by Marshall Ganz. Development economist Albert Hirschman described democratic governance as offering voice in return for loyalty.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Universities Civil Society Sociology 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

But the release of landmark research in 2013, combined with a concerted campaign by the Aspen Institute and partners such as Candid and the nonprofit research centers at the Urban Institute, Indiana University and Johns Hopkins University, made a strong case for greater transparency and efficiency. A Key to New Insights and Practices.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

From Experimentation to Diffusion of Urban Innovations The innovative role of dynamic cities has been referred to as government by experiment. Experimentation is particularly important for climate governance, where cities have developed new ideas at an impressive rate. Some small wins even turn into legislation.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The experiment, called Collaborate to Co-Liberate , brought together over 200 practitioners from nearly 90 organizations across the country (and beyond) for 15 months to co-develop ways to build accountable, self-governing, and radically democratic organizations that embody liberatory visions while preserving overall effectiveness.

Leadership 130

Leadership Non-Profits Governance Law 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

A subset of funders have started to shift resources into the hands of advocates calling upon the government to undergo a process of redress and repair. This move recognizes the federal government as, in the words of scholars William A. Universities are starting to confront their legacies and ties to slavery.

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This is important because we are about to expand into government and foundation grants, which means someone needs to make sure we have everything set up from application to tracking to reporting. He holds a Master’s degree and several certificates and credentials, including being a Certified Nonprofit Professional.

Fundraising 193

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit governance and management Law 193

Candid

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This article will explain the 501(c)(4) designation for nonprofits and describe the rules and context around 501(c)(4)s and political activity. What are 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations? They can engage in a wide variety of activities—providing social services, promoting the arts, supporting scientific studies, etc.

Activism 98

Activism Governance Charitable Organizations Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

One, by Kevin Musgrave , a Southeast Missouri State University communications professor cited above, focuses on attempts to fuse economic and religious thought. Conway of Caltech, titled The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market , examines the role of corporate propaganda.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Governance 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

ESG for Regulation: Helping governments make and monitor policies, compliance, and laws. ESG for Assurance exists to help business leaders and investors make better financial decisions by providing data that enables them to account for environmental, social, and governance risks. ESG for Assurance. ESG for Regulation.

Social Enterprise 137

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Governance 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Okinawa also tops the nation in unemployment rates , irregular employment rates, and single-parent household ratios , while having the lowest university enrollment rate. By formalizing the return, the Japanese government contained nationalist fervor while keeping Okinawa as an integral part of upholding the US-Japan security framework.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

The nonprofit faces financial risk, of course, as it receives 16 percent of its funding from the federal government. But the move is a clear illustration of acceding to authority before receiving any government directive to do so. That is at the very heart of what it means to obey in advance. Do not cower and make yourself small.

Governance 56

Governance Values Energy Universities 56

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

Crucially, this “boundary spanning” activity (to use the term coined by organizational theorist Michael Tushman in 1977) is not just for innovators who have the resources and inclination to approach things differently. Any university that tries to dispense with these things will face competitive pressure to conform with the industry standard.

Collaborations 132

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Image Credit: Markus Spiske on unsplash.com As the impacts of climate change become more severe and pervasive, young people and environmental groups are increasingly turning to the courts as a means of indicting governments and corporations for their role in exacerbating the problem. Legal action is not a new tactic for environmentalists.

Governance 112

Governance Law Culture Environmental 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 21, 2024

The cure Toffler advocated was universal literacy in futures thinking, something to be taught in schools and practiced widely within organizations, communities, and by governments. Futures tools enable social sector organizations to be bolder, aim higher, and reach wider audiences than traditional strategic planning activities.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Technology Governance Activism 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Some years ago, we participated in an activity aimed at raising awareness of gender bias among hiring managers. Bridging the University-to-Workforce Gender Gap Many academically accomplished women struggle to surpass barriers and achieve top positions and competitive salaries after they graduate from college.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 126